Progressive Whist Cards - page 3
There were various Sports and Sporting Whist themes... and tobacco advertising on score cards.
by Tony Hall
There were various Sports and Sporting Whist themes... and soccer whist...
“Lucky” Whist and “Dansant” Whist. This latter, presumably, might lead to Matrimonial Whist.
Advertising Score Cards
As usual, the cigarette and alcohol manufacturers were quick to respond to another new promotional opportunity. Some of these score cards were still being produced in the 1950s and 1960s.
Cigarettes.
Breweries and Distilleries.
And other products...
By Tony Hall
United Kingdom • Member since January 30, 2015
I started my interest in card games about 70 years ago, playing cribbage with my grandfather. Collecting card game materials started 50 years or so later, when time permitted. One cribbage board was a memory; two became the start of a collection currently exceeding 150!
Once interest in the social history of card games was sparked, I bought a wooden whist marker from the 1880s which was ingenious in design and unbelievably tactile. One lead to two and there was no stopping.
What happened thereafter is reflected in my articles and downloads on this site, for which I will be eternally grateful.
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